Berber Tents and Looms from the Sahara Desert
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.พ. 2020
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Two different types of tent, the 'Persian' tent, a simple drape of a large sheet of cloth, and the 'Arabic' tent, more sophisticated with bands of densely woven wool to hold the fabric taught. This allowed larger tents to be made with far less wood in the poles, relying for its strength on a pair of centre poles whose angles can be adjusted to raise and lower the height of the tent.
We also look at two looms, the horizontal loom, laid out on the floor of the desert and painstakingly slow to weave on. It takes around six months to weave enough fabric to make a tent, and the vertical loom. This is not a 'backstrap' loom and every line has to be picked apart by hand.
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the resilience of some people never ceases to amaze me. And, I have heard that the Berber are some of the most hospitable people, offering shelter and food to a complete stranger who travels through their lands.
It is their law, but today only offered to locals not tourists!
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@@Faridtaher00Because tourist is too much these days, you need to considers who is in needed the more, mostly touris is richer than most locals there. And i think that is normal to do that.
i’m Tuareg and my tribe has been living like this for thousands years, i appreciate your work❤️
I love your way of life, friends of nature living a simple life.
That is the way God intented for us to live in family, community conected to nature God bless you
How do you get water fruits and vegetables?
@Ronald Reed ۲
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I would like to do a trip with the Twareg
I was impressed how you kept it all about them.
It seemed like the camera person was trying to be respectful and unobtrusive whilst at the same time capturing the hardship, rigours and pride of these survivors.
Truly remarkable.
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They are sure very hardy people. The weaving is wonderful. Must be so hard on their hands . Nobody is complaining. How nice that they work in such unity.
As someone who enjoys sewing and knitting, I really enjoy when you show how the cloth is woven.
I realize it's primarily about architecture, BUT it would be wonderful to see xtra minutes of spinning, weaving,cooking etc . It's amazing in this world that there are still people living the very old culture. We need them and we need to learn what they know. They need us to stop taking their nomadic lives away.
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It's just impressive how they managed
to live in the desert and making it look so easy and enjoyable, they're special people
These beautiful people are so ingeniously creative. I admire them as to how they live in such a harsh land with such a life of determination and vision. They are strong and seem to love the life they have chosen. May you all be well and dwell in safety wherever you travel.
I admire their resilience but I do not think they have chosen this hard life. It is the only way they know.
Umm they are actually ugly compared to most other peoples
I had known that the tents were made of goat and camel hair, but the way they gathered it, cut in tufts from the living animals, was new to me. The goats and camels are so valuable, it makes sense that they would do so in as minimally invasive way as possible. Their tents are absolutely stunning.
They are Amazighs(Berbers) of the Ayt Atta tribe (Ayt Alwan Fraction) in south east Morocco
These women weaving are incredible. They have an extra-ordinary knowledge. They do it with nothing..the most basic weaving.. Probably (and surely) one the most ancien technique about loom until today. Thanks for the video and to share it. Respect for these women.
I am amazed at how these people survive in the desert, they raise their families and live life without worrying about what is happening in this fast pace world we live in, it's as if time is standing hundreds of years ago. Thank you for sharing their lives with us. I enjoy watching and learning.
I think it is absolutely fabulous that they still apparently have their ancient culture. It is like 300 years ago and I feel privileged to be able to see it
Admirable. Lo triste es la carestía de agua
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Of the 8 videos I've watched so far, I like the tents from Iran, they more sturdy, ample, and much more comfortable than all others.
But I have to say, all tent builders are truly skilled and ingenious people, and all are very resourceful.
Thanks for making these amazing videos full of information.👏👏👏👏
I have a Passion for Persia and particularly their Food.
I also like the Iranian Tent. Good design. 🇳🇱🧀🧀🧀🧀⛵⚓⚓⚓⚓
I love the way the large tents echo the landscape in their design. They must be strong enough to resist sandstorms - not an experience I would want to have. But these Beduin nomads have evolved their lifestyles to fit into the environment.
I've made a loom and carded and spun my own wool and I felt so SLOW at it. I am now greatly encouraged by hearing that it takes these skilled women quite a long time. We don't have many grama's to teach us anymore. I hope I can keep some of the old skills alive and pass them on.
Adrienne Parlee. Our culture teaches us to do things fast, our technology is aimed at that.
It doesn't feel right at first to do things at a different pace. Good for you for persisting.
@@helenhunter4540 Thanks for the encouragement Helen. I never thought about that when I felt so slow at it. It's true. In our culture we do whip around doing things so fast.
Just cant beat the high quality work of a hundred or maybe a thousand year old tradition!
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Incredible. We forget how hardworking and skilful human kind is ❤️
Amazing
The new way of life .... parlize young generation ...we humans need to know to use the resource of agriculture and natural products .... but seating on computer , telefon , games ..... every body lose and have no interes for vital necessities .....
RESPECT AND ADMIRATION for this hard working and talentated people !
Men and women are so hard working, they have to make everything from scratch!!! Life is simple in one way and harsh in another way!!
Athena Manju - Your thoughts were so respectful, and well expressed.
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Gives a new found respect to generational wisdom and survival. I was once told that wisdom is knowledge applied, this video is a testament to that saying.
Nomad Architecture...you have a passionate dedication to following and filming the many indigenous tribes regarding the process of their home building. I value this education. I love the appropriate music selection.
I personally prefer the videos with no music so that I can take in what is going on in a more unfiltered way. I like looking at the interactions between the families and the relationship dynamics as well. Also I appreciate the text commentary explaining what is going on. Just my insight. Thanks for your work
Agree, or very subtle music like what was used in the Nenets video. Or maybe just lowered volume enough that it wouldn't be that noticable.
I'm also like this. I suffer from hyperacusis so unnecessary sounds have a bad effect on me. Even music is complicated, so when I want t hear some music, I have to make sure I'm not doing anything else and only listen to the music, or it will become a troublesome noise. I very often am forced to lower the volume or completely mute a video when the music gets in the way.
Anyway, this is a pretty good video and it took care of some questions I had. I'm am amateur writer and worldbuilder, taking my first steps into it and one of my main cultures dwells lives at a desert and there are several tribes living in tents. So I thank OP for this video, it was entertaining and very useful to me.
Just turn off the volume..
For months I was looking for a detailed video about beréber tents. Great work, I’m a great fan of this Chanel !. Thanks
Am in Uganda in East Africa and I must say that either am a coward or just love my way of life in my country...these nomadic life is tough and I might die if I live in it ..I have never imagined living in a tent as my home and with young sweet Kids...I admire them for their courage but scared to be in their shoes...God bless them dearly.
NB:I fear a Desert...I really do...like scared of it...yet I love a Jungle.
How amazing these people, and their tents, and lives are. I am sure that God looks down, and smiles upon these people of the desert land. May they travel with him watching over them, and keep them safe, and well.
👍🏼 this is the best video I have seen in a while, the first music played is awesome and everything fits my soul. Including the different methods of weaving. Thanks for sharing.
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@@user-vm8sk6lr9e it’s called שחררו את פלסטין
That’s almost identical to the way the Navajo weavers do it. That’s amazing.
My life is so easy. And that music in the background is amazing.
The background music is Indian!!!
Actually it is American and French! I did not manage to record any music while on location and finding royalty free music from the area was not possible. Sorry if this offends anyone.
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these people are talking soussi is an amazigh dialect and those groups are known in south morocco they are mostly sheep herders
Beautiful video...makes me remember my time in the Sahara in 2017!
I"ve seen these tents from far while driving in the tunisian desert, some were old some were new, I had no idea this is how they make them, simple life..how very nice
Wow
Berber people have so much in common with Ethiopian people -- similar music, dance and way of life. Love from Ethiopia.
They call us berber, but we are Amazigh people our culture is africain 100% we are proud of it. Also Touaregs people in Niger, Mali, South Libya, South Algeria are amazigh (berber).
There are also little amazigh in Mauritania.
This is life in ETHIOPIA ? 🌿⚘🙏🏻🇷🇺💖🇦🇲
@@nonamartirosyan8305 Not everywhere in Ethiopia, but a small tribal group have a similar lifestyle like Berber people.
@@dawitzewde6654🌿⚘ Thanks so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇦🇲💖🤔
Thank U for this beautiful video of these beautiful people ❤️
I slept in one of these tents in the Sahara desert. I was in Morocco, 40 miles from Algeria. This video makes me smile at my memories. Such beauty.
I love it! True masters of weaving!
I do a bit of weaving. It’s quite complicated at times but I take my hat off to these weavers. I couldn’t do that
this was so fantastic, love to learn about different cultures.
Awesome video. I enjoy watching these Nomadic people and how they live their lived. Thank you
The way they set up that loom with minimal equipment is just fantastic. I wish Nomad Architecture had gotten into the detail a bit more.
Thanks. Maybe we edited it a bit too hard. Its difficult to get a balance between keeping things short and interesting and showing every step in a process. One day Ill publish a larger book as these films are really just to give a taste.
This is the type of video I was looking forward to. Thanks so much
Very very hard working people. May God keep them happy and healthy.
Smashing video. Barber's seem so united and skilled. Hats off to your dedication to film in such harsh places. Their hands are worn out but skilled and string. Cheers to the Berbers and the camera men and editors.
The right name is "The Amazighs" which means "The Free People"
Utterly fascinating video. To think these people have been doing this for thousands of years it’s remarkable
Thank you so much for explaining this, all the best to the people that recorded this, and the people in this video. 🌷
Our pleasure!
I am a member of a spinning and weaving group here in Scotland. I am a spinner more than a weaver but it's amazing how familiar all of this looks, I'm certain our (Swedish born) weaving specialist would understand a lot more, we made a Viking upright loom some years ago and it's definately on the same principles.
ما هي المادة الأولية ؟؟
I love to watch these videos about the Bedouin people. I wish I was born around there. I always lived in cities and always hated them. I would get up early in the morning to watch the sun rise and paint those mountains and the surroundings. God God Almighty bless you people. My love goes to you all.
Great movie, so well done all around, many thx to everyone involved ... 🕊
I went to Morroco and i saw this people very interesting and its music....unforgetable trip!
Fascinating-thank You so much for posting this !
Such beauty . strength in their culture.thankyou for sharing this window into another people's life I truly appreciate this video.of such wonderful and talented lives lived.i wish them well.
Какая непростая жизнь у этих людей.Как трудно женщинам.Целый день в работе.Суровые климатические условия. Восхищаюсь.♥️😅🔥👍💯🇺🇦
Жизнь настолько непростая, что проблемы со здоровьем несовместимы с такими условиями.
Я думаю это лучшая жизнь по сравнениями с современными правилами жизни
наша жизнь им покажется сложнее
@@bekzodqirghizymuslim5785 horosho Spasibo comrade Muslim
I really enjoy watching this video. I love❤ there culture. So peaceful✌🏾, and the music is so amazing.👍🏾👍🏾
За эмоциями забыла поблагодарить операторов.
Спасибо за интереснейшее видео.
Очень познавательно.👍🔥💯🐏
This is the coolest tent I've ever seen. I have never wanted a tent so bad. Lives in a cave, still serves you tea.
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Oh Camel.
You are so GOOD.
The dark colors of the fabrics of the tents of desert dwelling peoples helps keep these tents' interiors cool. This seems counter-intuitive until understood along with the readily open-ended designs of most of these tents. The dark, heavy fabric absorbs infrared radiation, and then re-radiates heat upward into the breeze. Additionally, this fabric effectively blocks the passage of light and heat into the living space below, creating dense and effective shading of the ground surface, allowing it to cool down. As the tents can be left open at both ends, a wind tunnel effect is created, encouraging additional cooling within the living space. The end result is a sort of "geo-mimicry", the tent becoming like a kind of manmade rock overhang--- though admittedly not quite as effective, still an excellent substitute. And rock overhangs usually only maintain effectiveness for part of the day.
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This is so amazing, inspiring talent.❤
Amazing report! Congratulations
Good job guys! Keep up the good work, it looks very interesting.
Thank you
from what ive gathered from watching videos on Berbers they are some of the most hospital friendly people around
You meant: "They are some of the most hospitable people on Earth".
@@jean-pierredelorraine6161 lol yea
En tout les cas pas en France !!!!
They really are, we were in Morocco a few years ago and went to the Atlas mountains. We met many Berbers and they were always very welcoming.
In Islamic society hospitality is paramount although the weary travellers while fed and sheltered should only stay for two days.
What concerns me is that this is a depiction of Biblical times and that the people will base their lives on antiquity and all the horrors that brings like FGM.
Otherwise I am sure they are very nice , but with such archaic lives they could be easily influenced by religious bigots.
I really enjoyed this video at the same time I was crying, live is not easy.
It reminds me how I went to Sudan be feet’s day and night it was very hard.
I'm an amateur writer, and this helps me to understand the culture and their ways better for my stories. Thank you very much!
Are you know about the culture of pakistan ?
@@abumuhammad5638 not yet, but i would like to learn, will you teach me?
Video and music took me to a place I never knew existed. ThNks
Very nice to watch. Natural way of life is beautiful✌️
Superb video very hard working & family oriented people may Allah bless them & fulfil their future plans
Strong people amazing skills
Greetings from Lima Peru 🇵🇪
I want to learn how to make these too! Thank you for sharing!
Nomad Architecture, I really love your work, I don't know how you guys do it! But your documentaries are amazing, Good job. 👍
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Always wanted to know about desert life..wonderful video
Wow what a privlege we have to see such things, that we would never EVER see ! thank you
Good video management with a lot of wonderful detail
Very interesting. Great job. Saludos desde México.
This is so beautiful and stress free. Humans are ment to be outside the city 70% of their lives. Cities are becoming unbearable place to live.
Eñ fràñç
Because western culture is pretentious and phony nothing is given respect..
Especially Jehovah God our Creator..
Now people want to run away from the ugliness of it all..so sad
It's not stress free. Imagine having strangers come and film you living your life for days or weeks on end. Plus weather, "larger world" politics, aging, etc. Just don't romanticize their lives. Respect and reflect. It isn't so long ago - a few hundred years - many of our ancestors lived more like them.
We're all human.
@@helenhunter4540 helen you're Hunter stop Hunting Animal, that's so Meaty be Veggie please
Yes and so is modernism and modern life style dress and values. The only good things is health and certain pharmaceuticals and scanning machines.
It was a nice watch. Well made video. Thanks for sharing !
As a person of African descent i love all of my fellow Africans West , East, North , South all such diverse and beautiful people which such unique cultures and customs!
This is what life was suppose to be about interacting with your immediate family members which leads to a mentally healthy life. Good video
Thank you very much for this great video
Thanks so much for the video. Love it.
Your video is wonderful .!!I enjoy watching it until the end . Thanks . From Canada
Autenticidad Bereber.
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Gracias por existir
The Berbers are fascinating; I want to learn more. Thank you. Cool channel.
The right name is "The Amazighs" which means "The Free People"
They are the oldest African race. Most of all African people originate from barbers
Those ppl can't be berbers, the berbers live in the mountains, are very light skinned with clear eye color, also they have a different weaving style
@@yt101yt2 not true at all
@@Jasmin-ux5ho Wikipedia has a pretty good introduction to the culture under 'Berber'. They are a very old and very diverse group.
The music is everything!
Beautiful and amazing skills. Keeping things natural
We are used to 24 hours water flowing from the tap how these people survive in such arid desert. Hats off🙏.
very hard life but that is 100% natural. I love it
I learned all family members are equal responsible and engaged in their daily activities.
I wish if I go and visited them at least for one week
I would also like to thank you to share us such a beautiful real natural life style
All those plastic jugs they use and all the waste they create as the move from spot to spot certainly aren’t natural
What do they eat?
@@irenedavo3768 what😂😂
It's just like I am watching a movie, but it more than that.. Much love for this people who suffer and suffer but they keep going no matter how life is difficult in this desert
If you practice anything for your entire life you become really efficient and skilled at it as well as other activities that involve the same abilities. How much do you think these people suffer?
لقد عشت هذه الحياة الى سن 10سنوات ثم بتوفيق من الله عز وجل درست في الجامعة وزرت اكثر من 30دولة حول العالم ورايت كل انواع الترف والرفاهية مازلت كلما اغمضي غيني ارى قطيع الغنم راجع الى خيمتنا وقت الغروب مازال صياح الخراف يعيد صداه في سمعي ومازال صوت والدي رحمة الله عليه يدغدغ مشاعري وهو ينهرها ويهز بعصاه نحو زيربتها ومازلت اتذكر كيف كنت ملتصقا بقشابيته التي اجد ريحها في نفسي وما ازكاها من ريح مازلت اتذكر قهوة امي على الجمر وكم من كم وكم من كماكم لست احصي كمها لو تعود تلك الايام بصعوبتها الا انها كانت الفطرة والنقاء في اسمى تجلياته لكم مني الف تحية وقبلة على جبين كل بدوي جزائري مر من هنا
كنك تحكي حال بدو السعودية
I love watching it as it is very interesting.
thank you.
Қолдан жасайды екен бұйымдарды... Өте жақсы. Африкадағы әйелдер сияқты есік алдында құр босқа отырмай, бір нәрсемен шұғылданады екен 🙏👍🌷
Horosho Spasibo Comrade Yuri
Very hard working women. God bless you all.
Its 2020 and its amazing how thy still live like in jesus time and hw thy survive everything from scratch I enjoy yur posting Iearn something new everyday of this channel 👍❣💙💜🙏
Thank you!
No Amazigh pp in Sahara live like this before even Jesus was born
That camel was ready to get rid of that load. Great video!
The camels get lazy as the nomads don't move so often these days!
Que buen video !! Impacta ver esta gente poder sobrevivir en tan difíciles entornos .Se retrocede en el tiempo es muy primitivo sus costumbres🌹
Aunque fuera la impresión "a primera vista", no creo que primitivo sea el adjetivo correcto, por decir alguno de los adjetivos que describen a estas personas, cabe pensar en el sentido de lo prácticas o utilitarias que son , se supone lógico en un medio tan difícil , o también el buen gusto por la estética , por poner ejemplos .
Nice informative video of nomadic art and culture. Thanks for the video
Very nice to watch Natural way of life is beautiful
ما أجمل عيشتهم ربنا يرزقهم من فضله
صراحه الحضارة الأمازيغية حضارة عريقة
نعم حضارة الامازيغ راقية خصوصا التوارك
Les Amazighs touareg
OMGooosh... I love the old couple. I want to buy them a brand-new tent, blanket, and clothes.
You have a good heart Cali.
& I want to donate them a tent.. a big family modern tent that they can set it up & fold it down easier, simple & quicker
Cali Glory ...probably the tent u would buy them would not last n have toughness of their heavy duty tents . jaja 😂😂
@@heribertofernandez4160 SOooo... at least I have the heart and love to buy them something that they could use to help them. Unlike you who are too greedy and what you have in your soul is all negative.
A very simple life but so happy and contented despite the hardship. We forget that humans were so hardworking & skillfull back in time even before the modern technology comes. 💟💞💝 and I still see this kind of homes in middle East, so alive and fascinating...😍🙂☺💟💞
Ultimately these hardworking people will save humanity not the one's obsessed with AI and 3D printing kind of stuff.
beautiful video that I like ! I know now , how they live in the Sahara desert by this way . thank you for sharing .
Beautiful video, thank you for sharing! Greetings from Melbourne, Australia. 👋
Thank you welcome to Morocco😊
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...just the most awsome people & way of life I've seen in decades - respect to everyone involved.
I'm watching these videos to get a sense of life in the desert before I embark on a 220km walk across the Dasht-e Lut Desert in Iran in the middle of summer..
Good luck with your trip. If you meet any tents send us some pictures!
Amazing people...that have adapted to those conditions.